Vina >> Noisy like a farmers market, the crowd hushed and parted as the robed monks walked by, softly chanting. Thus began the 11th annual Blessing of the Grapes at the Abbey of New Clairvaux on ...

If you've ever been to a Catholic Church, you may have seen little reservoirs of water by each door opening. People put a finger into the water and then dab their forehead, making the sign of a cross ...

DETROIT — A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area has taken aim at his parishioners in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, using a squirt gun to shoot holy water.

He took with him holy water from the Jordan River, where Christ was baptized, to sprinkle over the city, and the Eucharist, to bless those sick or deceased from the new coronavirus, as well as the ...